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Kalamazoo Transportation Center

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Owned by
  
City of Kalamazoo

Tracks
  
2

Opened
  
1887

Added to NRHP
  
11 July 1975

Line(s)
  
Michigan Line

Bus stands
  
20

Rebuilt
  
2006

Kalamazoo Transportation Center

Location
  
459 North Burdick Street Kalamazoo, MI 49007 United States

Platforms
  
1 side platform, 1 island platform

Address
  
Kalamazoo, MI 49007, United States

Architectural style
  
Romanesque Revival architecture

Similar
  
Battle Creek Transport, Dowagiac station, Jackson station, Niles station, New Buffalo station

The Kalamazoo Transportation Center is an intermodal complex in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. Amtrak and Greyhound provide regular service there. The center is also the major downtown transfer hub for Kalamazoo's Metro Transit bus system.

It is served by Amtrak's Blue Water and Wolverine trains and was formerly a stop for the International Limited, which had started in 1982 as joint operation by Via Rail and Amtrak between Chicago and Toronto, was discontinued in 2004. Amtrak does not allow passengers to check luggage at Kalamazoo, but does permit carry-on of up to two suitcases plus "personal items" such as briefcases, purses, laptop bags, and infant gear.

Development

The original depot was built in 1887 by the Michigan Central Railroad, to a design by architect Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz, replacing an earlier structure. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 11, 1975.

The station was rebuilt as a multi-modal facility in the early 21st century. The project was a collaboration between local, state, and federal authorities, with the Department of Transportation awarding a $3.8 million grant.

References

Kalamazoo Transportation Center Wikipedia